A tribute to Francis Bacon, since his surname is bacon so why not X)
![]() Portrait of Francis Bacon, by John Vanderbank (ca. 1731), after a portrait by an unknown artist (circa 1618). |
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Born | 22 January 1561 Strand, London, England |
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Died | 9 April 1626 (aged 65) Highgate, London, England |
Era | English Renaissance, The Scientific Revolution |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Renaissance Philosophy, Empiricism |
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Bacon has been called the creator of empiricism. His works established and popularised inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry, often called the Baconian method, or simply the scientific method. His demand for a planned procedure of investigating all things natural marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, much of which still surrounds conceptions of proper methodology today. Since this profession was rasher than most others, his dedication probably led to his death, bringing him into a rare historical group of scientists who were killed by their own experiments.
Bacon was knighted in 1603, and created both the Baron Verulam in 1618, and the Viscount St Alban in 1621; as he died without heirs both peerages became extinct upon his death. He famously died of pneumonia contracted while studying the effects of freezing on the preservation of meat.
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